MONTCALM COUNTY, MI -- A 74-year-old man reported missing Dec. 3 in Detroit died a day later after suffering critical injuries in a crash near Howard City, police say.

James Odell Clemons was taken to Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital by ambulance following the crash at 2:28 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4. He died there not long after.

Clemons was westbound on M-46 in a Ford Flex when he drove over two sets of rumble strips and through a stop sign at Amy School Road, in Reynolds Township, police say. His vehicle collided with a large dirt embankment on the other side of the intersection.

Police say Clemons had no passengers. There were no other vehicles involved in the crash.

Family of Clemons contacted Detroit police Dec. 3 and said he suffered from dementia and had disappeared.

Police there were notified of the crash and have made contact with Clemons' family.